The Saipan Mayor\u2019s Office continues to pick up Super Typhoon Yutu debris along the roads of the island.<\/p>\n
Over seven months after Super Typhoon Yutu hit Saipan, the Saipan Mayor\u2019s Office continues to pick up debris using local resources, said David M. Apatang on Monday.<\/p>\n
However, the only way they would pick up the debris and drop it at the Marpi site for processing is if it were segregated properly per debris type.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will not pick up debris that are mixed because the landfill will not accept those,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
The debris piles should be segregated based on material, which means separate piles for roofing tins, lumber, and green waste such as branches, leaves, and the like.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo not mix trash. We will not pick that up,\u201d he said. \u201c\u2026Separate them and then call our office.\u201d<\/p>\n
The mayor noted that his office uses their trailers every day to pick up the debris to bring them to the staging area in Marpi.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am asking the public\u2026if you want us to help you, you need to help us out too. Do not mix all the [debris],\u201d he said, adding that the office would not touch household trash as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will continue to pick up debris as long as people cooperate,\u201d Apatang noted.<\/p>\n
The Saipan Mayor\u2019s Office has already collected 102,404 cubic yards of waste all over Saipan from Oct. 26, 2018, up to Feb. 2, 2019.<\/p>\n
According to Apatang, his office has not stopped doing so even when using local resources. To put that into perspective, a sedan is about two to four cubic meters.<\/p>\n
Apatang noted that the ongoing austerity measures has had minimal, but felt, effect on the Mayor\u2019s Office debris pickup project.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe try to work around the austerity measures,\u201d he said, adding that his office would follow Gov. Ralph DLG Torres\u2019 directive to implement a 72-hour pay period.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe would try to do what we can from Monday to Thursday,\u201d he said, adding that marital services and other services would still be offered on Fridays. <\/p>\n
\u201cAs long as we have fuel and communication, our office would be okay,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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